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Basic Welding
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Basic Welding

$229

with Adam Wilder, Biddeford Adult Education

A skillful welder is an asset to any company and welding skills can help you with tasks such as vehicle restoration, sculpture, and repairs around the house. Join the class to learn basics skills in the art of welding where you will focus on stick and MIG welding. Topics covered: ? Materials used in welding process ? How to operate welding equipment ? Operation of welding equipment in the flat and horizontal positions ? Safety practices ? Focus on stick & MIG welding ? Intro to TIG welding Students must wear pants, long sleeve shirt, steel toe boots and bring welding helmet, welding jacket, welding gloves, and safety glasses to class. More information will be available before class starts.

Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers

$195

with Sharon deFonteny, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar Feb 3, 2025

Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explain the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career. Get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.

Adobe Illustrator Essentials

$225

with Andi Helmi, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar Feb 3, 2025

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. In this course, you will learn Adobe Illustrator fundamentals to set up a print document and use various tools to draw, type and color all kinds of shapes and illustrations. Learn how to efficiently manage layers and artboards, and create print-ready PDF documents. Access to Adobe Illustrator software required.

Advanced Marketing Concepts

$195

with William A. Draves, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar Feb 3, 2025

Acquire expertise in R,F & M Analysis. Understand the 80/20 Principle. Better know the impact of price on sales. Take your knowledge of marketing to a new level. These concepts are what the best marketers use for designing marketing strategies that improve performance and return. Gaining these advanced marketing concepts will enable you to develop more effective marketing campaigns and results. Forget the fads, dump the buzz words. Come away with an advanced level of proven marketing knowledge you will start using on Monday morning, and every week thereafter.

Advanced Teaching Online

$195

with Mary Dereshiwsky, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar Feb 3, 2025

In the 21st century, half of all learning will be online. The opportunities are tremendous for teaching online. Discover how to plan, develop and teach an online course. Take home a ten step model for developing your online course. Experience one of the most advanced online classrooms for teachers. Learn how to create online audio lectures with slide shows. Plus, find out how self quizzes enhance learning. See an animation, drop-and-drop exercise, and dynamite welcome pages. Engage in online discussion with other teachers. An instructor’s book, Advanced Teaching Online, is included.

Bookkeeping Certificate

$495

with Sharon deFonteny, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar Feb 3, 2025

How do you manage the finances of a business? Whether you are an entrepreneur, running a family business, or just looking to advance your career and add to your skill set, this Bookkeeping Certificate will provide you with the knowledge needed to measure, and manage, the financial health of your business. This program focuses on cash basis accounting. No one will care more about the financial health of your business than you! It’s imperative that you understand how the process works and are able to complete the accounting cycle accurately and in a timely fashion. Even if you plan to outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still understand how the process works. No one should be clueless when it comes to the finances of their business. The Bookkeeping Certificate courses must be taken in the below order -Understanding Debits and Credits -General Ledger and Month End Procedures -Closing Procedures and Financial Statements

Certificate in Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers

$495

with Sharon deFonteny, Jodie Trana, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar Feb 3, 2025

Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. The Certificate in Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explains the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career.   

First, get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.  

Then find out what you need to know about cash.  Cash is the non-financial manager who really makes a difference in the day-to-day cash activities. Discover how to maximize cash flow, learn the importance of cash and find out your role in cash flow success.  

Finally, acquire advanced knowledge on the financial information that drives your organization. See how business reports are assessed and analyzed.  An understanding of this information will help you make smart decisions when it comes to budgeting, setting goals, and assessing performance within your own area of influence.





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